Fletch's Sea Turtle Facts

• A sea turtle called Archelon lived on earth with dinosaurs.• A Hawksbill sea turtle eats sponges and is not a friend of SpongeBob.• A Leatherback sea turtle can dive 4,000 feet (3/4 of a mile) to feed on jellyfish
and can grow to 2,000 pounds (1 ton).• A baby sea turtle uses a “can-opener” to get out of their egg. It’s called an egg tooth.• Sea turtles “cry” to regulate the salt content in their body.• Sea turtles “Dig the Dark.” Lights distract and disorient nesting sea turtles and their hatchlings.• Sea turtles can eat plastic bags and balloons, mistaking them for jellyfish.• A Green sea turtle is a herbivore. It eats sea grass.• The sex of a sea turtle is determined by the temperature in its nest.• You can save sea turtles by following Fletch’s Four Environmental “R’s” and a “C” each day.